2012 Charities

Good Luck to Our 2012 Charities!

Thank you for your interest in the 2012 B.A.A. Boston Marathon Charity Program. The B.A.A. assists thirty-one charitable organizations by providing guaranteed entries for their organization’s fund raising purposes and, in the spirit of charity, encourages all qualified runners to aid in these efforts.  Together these charities will raise well over $10 Million for the Greater Boston Area this year. A complete list of charities is listed on your left.

 

B.A.A. Moment 9

1972 - Women Official Entrants in Marathon

Although Bobbi Gibb was the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon in 1966, it was not until the 1972 Boston Marathon that women could become official entrants due to a change in AAU rules.